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Written by Amaresh Chandra Das
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 12:47 |
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Location : Orissa/Odisha Altitude : 157 meter(520 ft), Known As: Machhakund (Koraput District) Significance : Developed as a hydro-electric project (apparently, 104cfs are drawn for HP) Continent: Asia Country :- INDIA
  The Duduma Waterfall, 157 metres (520 ft) high, is formed by the Machhakund river in Orissa, India. Machhakund is an important place for pilgrimage. It is called Matsya Tirtha. A beautiful township has grown around this lovely place. Duduma is about 92 km from Koraput.
A hydro - electric project with its winch developed amidst deep greenery is a place for pleasure,it offer the most scintillating of the sights. 3 KMs away from Duduma waterfall, Investigation and research on the Dumduma Falls began in the year 1941 when the plan for generating hydro-electric power was chalked out. It was around the year 1946, that the scheme was implemented. 104cfs are drawn from the Dumduma hydro electrical plant which hints at the fact that that this waterfall in Orissa is still very active,is categorized as a horsetail water falls.

A small village of Ankadeli (tribal market)draws the attention of foreign tourists to its weekly markets on Thursdays where the most primitive tribe “The Bondas”, come from the remote, inaccessible dense forest.Jolaput is known for its newly constructed dam reservoir. The lake formed by the dam is 68.2 Sq. Kms. It’s a picnic spot, 92 Kms from Koraput. Source:- http://www.drdakoraput.org/photos.htm photo:- "http://malkangiri.nic.in"
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:23 |